Monday, 15 July 2013

The specialties of the historical Togakure Ryu was the use of a four-pointed throwing blade known as a SENBAN shaken (shuriken)Size of this rubber Senban is identical to my metal one, also come in two different thickness of rubber plate for now few pics

Here is new pics of my Hira rubber shuriken'sto satisfyeveryone'schoice, it is possible to get them inseveral thicknesses(size is also possible to change),my standard 4 mmthickareenoughifthrow them onyourUke, but if you docertain techniquesof hittingorstabbingwithShurikenthenyou need somethingthicker, such as6 to 6.5mm thick, this thicker are also good for longer distance or more realisticfeelingevasionofshurikenflyingtowards you, perhaps evenmetalbutblunt.My recommendationis always, get yourself adifferent (if not size)thicknessfor alltypes of training, only one speciesis not enough.so here they are,

Sunday, 14 July 2013

One of the rareandsimpletools from theNinja's arsenal isTeppan, which translated meanssquare plate.I have notin detailinvestigatinginformation aboutthistool, but when Ilearnedmore, I'll put all info about them here.For now,I know itcan be used asShaken(Shuriken), meansto throw, used forhittingandblockingblades.Couldbeused whileclimbing(inserting into small cracksorgaps on stone or wood), if you knowthe properway, it can be tiedtoend of the rope, ora belt, and soyou geta toolsimilarKusarifundo, but Idid not say that toyou, right : )

but generally,onlyyour imaginationlimitsthe use of thistool, ANY TOOL,

if you are real Budoka remember that.

Below is few picture ofTeppanmade ​​of black rubber, for training, normally.I recently found themina box inmy workshop, so if someone like to have it, could contact me by e-mail, likeall other equipment whichIusually do,hereisalsothe option of customize, by your needs anddimensions,Dimensionsvary,because of this I make them intwo sizesandtwo thicknesses, you'll be ableto seethat on pictures.